QSSL QNX 4.25 A - 'crypt()' Local Privilege Escalation

/ source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1114/info A design error in the operation of the crypt3 function exists in QNX, from QNX System Software, Limited QSSL. The flaw allows the recovery of passwords from the hashes. On most Unix variants, crypt3 is based on a variant of the DES encryption...

Oracle8i Standard Edition 8.1.5 for Linux Installer - Local Privilege Escalation

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1035/info A vulnerability exists in the installation program for Oracle 8.1.5i. The Oracle installation scripts will create a directory named /tmp/orainstall, owned by oracle:dba, mode 711. Inside of this directory it will create a shell script named...

Debian 2.1 - apcd Symlink

Debian 2.1 - apcd Symlink source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/958/info A vulnerability exists in the apcd package, as shipped in Debian GNU/Linux 2.1. By sending the apcd process a SIGUSR1, a file will be created in /tmp called upsstat. This file contains information about the status of the...

Debian 2.1 - apcd Symlink

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/958/info A vulnerability exists in the apcd package, as shipped in Debian GNU/Linux 2.1. By sending the apcd process a SIGUSR1, a file will be created in /tmp called upsstat. This file contains information about the status of the APC device. This file is...

CVE-1999-0421

During a reboot after an installation of Linux Slackware 3.6, a remote attacker can obtain root access by logging in to the root account without a password...

glFTPd 1.17.2 - Code Execution

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/891/info GlFtpd is a popular alternative to the mainstream unix ftp daemons and is currently in wide use on the internet. There are three known serious vulnerabilities in GlFtpd. The first problem is an account which is created by default upon installatio...

CVE-1999-0421

During a reboot after an installation of Linux Slackware 3.6, a remote attacker can obtain root access by logging in to the root account without a password...

PT-1999-1188 · Unix · Unix

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Unix affected versions not specified Description: The issue concerns a Unix account with a name other than "root" that has UID 0, effectively granting it root privileges. Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer...

SGI IRIX 6.2 - SpaceWare

SGI IRIX 6.2 - SpaceWare source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/471/info The SpaceBall game, shipped with Irix 6.2 from Silicon Graphics contains a security hole which could result in the compromise of the root account. By blindly taking the contents of the $HOSTNAME variable, and not placing...

SGI IRIX 6.2 - SpaceWare

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/471/info The SpaceBall game, shipped with Irix 6.2 from Silicon Graphics contains a security hole which could result in the compromise of the root account. By blindly taking the contents of the $HOSTNAME variable, and not placing quotes around it, the...

SGI IRIX 5.3 - pkgadjust Local Privilege Escalation

SGI IRIX 5.3 - pkgadjust Local Privilege Escalation source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/419/info A vulnerability exists in the pkgadjust utility shipped with Irix 5.3 from Silicon Graphics. This vulnerability can result in the compromise of the root account. % cat getroot.c int main setuid0...

SGI IRIX 5.3 - 'pkgadjust' Local Privilege Escalation

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/419/info A vulnerability exists in the pkgadjust utility shipped with Irix 5.3 from Silicon Graphics. This vulnerability can result in the compromise of the root account. % cat getroot.c int main setuid0; chown"sh",0,0; chmod"sh",04755; return 0; % cc...